Asia

Sex trafficking of boys contributed to Taliban victory in Afghanistan
LGBTQ Afghans are in hiding, hoping to reach safety abroad
How online censors muzzle queer voices in Russia, Middle East, Indonesia, Malaysia
Hundreds of LGBT+ Afghans were left behind, fear for their lives
Bangladesh: Murderers of 2 gay rights activists sentenced to death
Location of Kazakhstan in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea. (Map courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin)
Rights groups urge Uzbekistan to end forced anal exams
Sri Lankan flag
Sri Lanka discusses LGBTQ rights ‘over and over’, but clings to the past
Pakistan opens school for transgender youths
Coalition opposes expansion of Malaysian anti-LGBTQ laws
Uzbekistan lawmaker calls for mass deportation of LGBT people
Uzbekistan police blame victim after mob attacks LGBT rights activist
Trans students in class at Pakistan's first trans-only madrasa in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. [Salahuddin photo courtesy of Reuters/Al Jazeera)
Pakistan gets its first Muslim school for trans students only
More progress: Number of nations with anti-gay laws drops to 71
Bhutan drops its law against sodomy
ILGA-Europe calls for repeal of Uzbekistan’s anti-gay laws
Malaysian man wins landmark challenge against Muslim gay sex ban